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Books
Thousands of Roads.Maria Savchyn Pyskir, translated by Ania Savage. McFarland & Co., 2001. ISBN 0-7864-0764-6.
The memoir of a young woman's life in the Ukrainian Underground during and after World War II.
Into Auschwitz, for Ukraine.Stefan Petelycky. Kashtan Press, 1999. ISBN 1-896354-16-5.
The memoir of a Ukrainian survivor of Auschwitz.
Film
Between Hitler and Stalin ... Ukraine in World War II.Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre, 620 Spadina Ave., Suite 200 Toronto, ON CANADA, M5S 2H4, 416-966-1819 E-Maiclass="underline" ucrdc@interlog.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THIS NOVEL IS dedicated to my dear friend, Natalie Wasylyk.
It would not have been possible for me to write Hope's War had it not been for the people who allowed me to interview them about their own experiences or shared with me their expertise on a variety of topics.
The following people introduced me to primary documents dealing with Ukraine during World War II: Professor Peter Potichnyj, editor of Litopys UPA: Chronicles of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army;Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, author of Searching for Place;Andrew Gregorovich, librarian extraordinaire at the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre; Oleh Romanyshyn PhD, editor of Ukrainian Echo;Wolodymyr Kosyk PhD, author of The Third Reich and Ukraine;Modest Ripeckyj MD, editor of "UPA Medical Services", volume 23 of Litopys UPA.
Many thanks to the following people who allowed me to interview them about their personal experiences: The Odynsky family and the late Serge Kisluk gave me details about what it was like to be considered a "sub-human" under Nazi terror, and also what it is like to be plunged into denaturalization and deportation proceedings here in Canada. I would also like to thank Eric Hafemann and Miriam Bauman for their insight on this matter from a legal perspective.
I would also like to thank Dr. John and Lidia Skrypuch, Stepha Wiwczaruk, Marika Szkambara, Marika Lopata, Victoria Tupeich, Natalie Wasylyk, George and Carol Mychailenko, Yevdokia Kovalchuk and others who shared with me their family stories of slave labour, terror, and everyday life under both Soviet and Nazi oppression.
Paul O'Mara, Dorothy Byers, Fabio Zanetti, Genya Palij Moore, Eugene Yakovitch, Aaron Campbell, Ian Smits, Marianne Bluger, Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Khanh Nguyen, Taras Podilsky, Ann Biscoe, Bill Hughes, Orysia Tracz, Iko Labunka, His Grace Bishop Yurij Kalistchuk, Father Sencio, Father Ozimko, Myroslav Yurkevich, Jean Paul Himka, Nell Nakoneczny and Marco Levytsky were all wonderful for giving me insight into specific aspects of the novel.
Readers, Orest Skrypuch, Cheryl Forchuk, Dorothy Forchuk, Polly Martin, Rosemarie Reichel, Janet McConnaughey, Merrill Cornish, Kate Coombs, Elizabeth Ferrall, Paulette MacQuarrie, Erinn Fitzpatrick, Steph Young, Lora Mclnnes, Olya Grod, Lubomyr Luciuk, Oleh Romanyshyn, Andrew Gregorovich, Myroslava Oleksiuk-Baker and Mike Beal all read through various drafts of the novel and helped me improve it.
The photos in Hope's War were borrowed from the private collections. Sincere thanks to Petro Sodol, Maria and Modest Ripeckyj, Mykola Kulyk, Andrew Gregorovich, Oleh Romanyshyn, Theophil Staruch, and Yevdokia Kovalchuk.
I am greatful to the Ukarainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko for their support.
This novel would not have been possible without the wonderful feedback and encouragement from my agent, Dean Cooke, and Suzanne Brandreth. Also, sincere thanks to Barry Jowett, my editor at Dundurn.
